丈じょう余よ

noun

over ten feet; more than a jō

A traditional Japanese measurement: 1 丈 (jō) is about 3.03 meters, so 丈余 means slightly more than that length. Used in historical or literary contexts.

• その大たい木ぼくは丈じょう余よの高たかさがあった。

  The large tree was over ten feet tall.